The beast awakens
Delaney, Joseph, 1945-2018
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They heard shouting, and cries of fear. Crafty looked down the slope and realised what had happened to cause so much panic. Without warning, the dark wall of the Shole had advanced. Crafty can't remember a time before the Shole - the terrifying mist that has engulfed most of Britain, leaving those trapped in it to either die or be transformed into terrifying monsters: the aberrations. Crafty has been stuck in his family's cellar for nearly a year, his only companions his restless, whispering dead brothers, and an unusually friendly aberration he names the Bog Queen. But then Crafty's life abruptly changes. He is ordered to report to the Castle, where he will train as a gate grub - operators of magical portals that allow the mysterious guild of Gatemancers to explore within the Shole. It is a dangerous job, with a very short life expectancy.
Main title:
The beast awakens / Joseph Delaney.
Author:
Delaney, Joseph, 1945-, author
Imprint:
London : Puffin, 2018.
Collation:
302 pages : map (black and white) ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Audience:
Adolescent.
ISBN:
9780241320990 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92FICTION
Local class:
F
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2646811